Players (film)

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Player is an upcoming Bollywood action thriller film directed by Abbas Burmawalla and Mustan Burmawalla. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol, Sonam Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Sikander Kher and Omi Vaidya. Based on the 2003 Hollywood blockbuster, The Italian Job,it is amongst the most expensive films in Bollywood. The theatrical trailer was revealed on November 3, 2011, whereas the film is expected to release on January 6, 2012. The film was initially supposed to feature Saif Ali Khan Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra as the main leads, who were subsequently replaced by Abhishek Bachchan Sonam Kapoor and Bipasha Basu. There were rumours that the likes of Kareena Kapoor and Deepika Padukone were also being considered for the roles that Sonam Kapoor and Bipasha Basu are enacting, but this was proved false.

The film began its initial schedule on November 9, 2010 and the filming will continue throughout India, New Zealand and Russia. The filming took place in Goa, New Zealand's Wellington and Auckland earlier in 2011, and a long schedule was also shot in Siberia, St Petersburg and other locations in India.

Players was expected to release on 9 December 2011 Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, but was delayed and pushed back to 6 January 2012 making it the first release of 2012.The first look unveiled on 3 November 2011, on Kaun Banega Crorepati, which featured Abhishek Bachchan's father, Amitabh Bachchan as the host.